The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

This week Jack and Rob discuss two crucial battles, Meiktila and Mandalay, from the perspective of two generals: Thomas 'Pete' Rees, and David 'Punch' Cowan. Aggressive commanders, they were the right men for the right jobs, in an epic campaign that destroyed the Japanese Burma Area Army. A tale of drama, deception, endurance, and heroism - do not miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

This week Jack and Rob look at the third attempt to breakthrough in Arakan. Picking up from just after the Admin Box, they look at the 81st West African Division's epic campaign in the Kaladan Valley, as well as Akyab and Ramree Islands and the brutal fight over Hill 170. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jack and Rob discuss one of the most important aspects of the Burma Campaign: the air war. Success was built on air power, Slim's strategy from the end of 1943 to the of the war relied on aerial resupply in an air supremacy environment. The Hump, Admin Box, Kohima, Imphal, and the thunder run to Meiktila in 1945 all relied this all important supply line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

In Episode 8 Rumbles in the Jungles: Special Operations in Burma, Rob and Jack take a look at the Chindit Operation Thursday and SOE's Force 136 Operation Character. The former is one of the most famous events in the history of the war in Burma, and the other is one of the most forgotten of all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob and Jack continue their overview of the Burma Campaign by turning to the Northern Combat Area Command - the NCAC - in particular 'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell's efforts to navigate the power politics of the CBI theatre between the USA, China and Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kohima: one of the big names in Second World War history. In this episode Rob and Jack look at the epic siege and the tooth and nail battle for Kohima that followed, part of the overview of the campaign that his Series 1. Including whether it was really a battle worth fighting for Sato and his men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jack and Rob continue their overview of the Burma Campaign by looking at the Battle of Imphal - a huge battle where Slim's Fourteenth Army delivered a hammer blow to the Japanese 15th Army in its invasion of India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jack and Rob finally have some good news! The first major victory by Fourteenth Army against the Japanese in Burma - the Second Arakan offensive and most famously the Battle of the Admin Box, in February 1944. The Japanese intended to distract Slim by attacking Arakan just before the invasion of India, but fell upon newly retrained troops determined to fight it out rather than retreat. H...

In this episode Rob and Jack discuss the sandwich year of 1943 - stuck between the defeat in 1942 and victory in 1944. Nevertheless, it was an important year, seeing the disastrous first Arakan campaign, Fourteenth Army eventually created, and Operation Longcloth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jack and Rob dive into the longest retreat in the history of the British and Indian Army, from the initial Japanese invasion, the role of Chinese troops, and the reasons for defeat. But cometh the hour, cometh the man: Slim makes his entrance! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of The Forgotten War Pod, Jack and Rob give listeners a quick overview of the Second World War in South East Asia, the reasons for war and the Japanese invasion of Burma, and some of the key characters of the campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final teaser before the first series of The Forgotten War Podcast, Jack describes the defence of Kohima. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this teaser, Rob describes the downright crazy leadership situation in the Japanese 15th Army before the Battle of Imphal in 1944. For more teasers and updates before our own invasion of the airwaves in February make sure you follow the pod @forgottenwarpod. You can also let us know if you have any questions for later in the series here, or by emailing Jack and Rob on forgottenwarpod@gmail.com....

Another teaser for the Forgotten War Pod - this time Rob describes the initial Japanese invasion of Burma, and the impact it had on the city of Rangoon. For more teasers and updates before our own invasion of the airwaves in February make sure you follow the pod. You can also let us know if you have any questions for later in the series here, or by emailing Jack and Rob on forgottenwarpod@gmail.co...

In another teaser for Series 1 of the Forgotten War Pod, Jack discusses Japanese tactics during the retreat in 1942. For more teasers and updates before the balloon goes up in February make sure you follow the pod. You can also let us know if you have any questions for later in the series here, or by emailing Jack and Rob on forgottenwarpod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Jack and Rob discuss the origins of the Kohima Epitaph, its uses and misuses since, and other major contributions the Burma Campaign has had in the way Britain remembers the Second World War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.